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Out of the Past

I watched Out of the Past last night. I'd been keeping an eye out for it since Dan mentioned it in the comments here. What a delightful film this is. Classic noir. Robert Mitchum is excellent as the ill-fated gumshoe, Jeff Markham aka Jeff Bailey, but Jane Greer steals the show as the femme fatale, Kathie Moffat. As with all femme fatales, good guy Markham initially falls hard for her charms. The transition he goes through about her is the story here. When Markham is told "She can't be all bad. No one is.", he delivers the classic "Well, she comes the closest.". This is one to watch on a late Friday or Saturday night with a couple of big bowls of popcorn. It's a blast. Thanks, Dan.

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Quote of the Day
How big a chump can you get to be? I was finding out.
Jeff Bailey, Out of the Past

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "The bridge was opened to traffic on March 29, 1998, in time for Expo 98, the World’s Fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India."

Posted by Rob on August 10, 2007 5:25 AM |

What others are saying

Hey, Rob, I'm really glad you liked "Out of the Past." It really is a classic. Mitchum and Greer are both knockouts. Beyond the writing and acting, which are pretty darned good, I also like the locations they used -- that's all identifiable territory along U.S. 395, south of Carson City, and Lake Tahoe.

Posted by: Dan | August 10, 2007 11:57 PM